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Dec
DfE announces High Needs funding boost
The Secretary of State has announced an additional £250 million to local authorities for High Needs Funding in England over the next two years, saying that the additional
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Dec
Education Links w/c 17th December 2018
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/bad-behaviour-classroom-grinds-teachers-15564672 – Chronicle Live, ‘Bad behaviour in the classroom ‘grinds
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Dec
DfE publish interim findings on improving vulnerable children's well-being
The DfE has published interim findings in its “Improving the educational outcomes of Children in Need of help” review, designed to give teachers and social workers
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Dec
North East primaries improve performance in league tables
Revised Key Stage 2 performance figures released yesterday show continued improvement in the North East – though gender gaps have widened. The percentage of pupils meeting
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Dec
Ofsted could give schools just 150 minutes' notice
Schools could get little more than 150 minutes’ notice before Ofsted inspectors arrive under plans for its new inspection framework, it has been suggested this week.
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Dec
Young people highly sceptical of social mobility
Young people are highly sceptical about advancement being a reality, according to a survey from the relaunched Social Mobility Commission. It found many young adults expected to
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